The alert came from Kinshasa. On 15 May 2026, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially declared the 17th outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) on its territory. Of 13 samples analysed, eight were positive for the Bundibugyo strain, confirmed by the laboratory of the National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The alert came from Kinshasa. On 15 May 2026, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially declared the 17th outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) on its territory. Of 13 samples analysed, eight were positive for the Bundibugyo strain, confirmed by the laboratory of the National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.